Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

A Chinese junk from Hainan TO Seain,
was wrecked of the Socotra coast. or 600
passengers and crew on board only six
are kno wn 70 have escaped
The Dominion paria lament viii be called
TO meet April "A.
Senator Hugh Nelson OF ottawa, has
been appointed Governor OF British Column
bia to succeed Gov. Cornwall.
Grain exporters are afraid that the deep
ening Of the Welland canal will not be
completed by May /.
The first queens jubilee drawing room
was held in Buckingham palace on the Cd.
monument TO Gen Gordon is soon TO
be erected in Westminster Abbey.
Incendarism is tho order OF the day at
Limerick The house, hay and grain OF
number Of tenants who have paid up rents
have been burned.
Father Beckx, General Of the Jesuits is
dead at home.
The national celebration OF the Queens
jubilee will be held June 81
The death OF Cardinal Jabobini will prob
ably cause the postponement Of the papal
consistory beyond March II.
Astronomers predict further earthquake
shocks in Italy, but say the disturbances
will be far less severe.
Henry VI. Stanley teegraphs from Zanzi-
bar that the expedition for the relief Of
Emin Bey has started across the country
for the interior
II is understood that the Dominion gov.
eminent will ask parliament at the coming
session 10 vote 81 0J0 in the military esti-
Inmates to be devoted to the purpose OF
infantry at London. Ontario, and n bat
terry Of artillery at VictoriaB c. The
barracks will probably be erected at Esqui
mault where the celebrated dry dock
located.
Twenty thousand persons are homeless
in Italy owing to the earthquake The
losses are estimated a $40 000.000.
China has ceded TO Germany the Chusan
islands of the east coast of China, oppos-
ite the estuary OF the Tsien Tang Kiang.
A railway train on its way from Vienna
TO BudaPesth collided with an engine At
Franzeu,tadt. Seventeen persons were in
jured.
The minister OF agriculture at Ottawa
Ont, has given a decision declaring void
the Blake transmitter patent
Six men clearing a snow drift off the
track near Selkirk, Ont, were buried in
the drift and smothered before they could
be released
G. Harrison Heap, United States consul
general at Constantinople is dead.
Fifty dead bodies have been recovered
from the Belgian coliery
A project is on foot for the erection Of
new American college building in Rome
Sir Michael Hicks Beach has resigned the
Office OF chief secretary of Ireland
One hundred and forty miners were en-.
tombed by an explosion in colliery four
miles from Brussels.
Prof Slnzter, the famous Sauskrit
scholar is dead a Breslua.
The French government has at last OBJ
tanned leave from the Greek government
to search at Delphi for the remains of the
temple which stood there
Puck; A wide-awke citizen The
midnight baby
Harper's Bazaar: \ matter of interest
A dividend.
Boston Post; Adders ought to be
good mathematicians.
Rochester Post Express: The toboc
gan is no coast desense.
Merchant Traveller: A good thing to
tie to-a hitching post
New Haven News: An umbrella keeps
Lent all the year round.
Texas Siftings: Pages in waiting
MSS. held over by the magazine pub
Usher.
Texas Siftings Giving too much at
tention to soft hands indicates a soft
head.
New Haven News; Russian men are
very tall. The frequently walk over
Poles.
Merchant Traveller: A detective is
one of the most informal people in the
world.
Lowell Citizen: The justice of the
police court is a fine man in more senses
than one